Japanese destroyer Akishimo
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Akishimo was a Yūgumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Akishimo under construction at Fujinagata Shipyard, Osaka, February 1944.
Japanese cruiser Maya
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Maya was one of four Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. These were the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to for
Japanese destroyer Akishimo
…at the Battle of Leyte Gulf of 23–26 October 1944, assigned to the 1st Diversion Attack Force. On 23 October, she rescued 769 survivors of the cruiser Maya. On 24 October, she assisted the torpedoed cruiser Myōkō. The next day she suffered minor damage in a collision with the destroyer Shimakaze. On 26…
Maya underway in the 1930s
Launch of Maya, 8 November 1930
Bow view of Maya carrying Mitsubishi F1M floatplanes, 1938
Bridge view of Maya and two of her forward double 20 cm main guns, March 1939